social insurance program administered by the United States government
providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria
Accelerated Public Works Act of 1962
Increase federal money for public works projects
Improve unemployment
Reduce poverty
Head Start
Gave "head start" to poor
Food and health care to preschoolers to attack health and nutrition which was causes of poverty cycle
The term "blacks" became socially acceptable, replacing Negroes.
Peace Corps
John Kennedy
Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Senator Kennedy formally proposed the idea in a major address at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on 2 November 1960
On 22 September 1961, President Kennedy signed the Peace Corps Act.
By that time, the first groups of Peace Corps Volunteers were already at work in Ghana and Tanzania
Would enable Americans to learn about public service, the duties of citizenship, and the international responsibilities of the United States to less developed countries
The program goals were ambitious: to help the people of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained workers; to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the people served; and to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans
Number of volunteers in the field swelled to more than 15,000.
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Martin Luther King delivers his "I Have A Dream" speech.
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Malcolm X. Source: youtube.com
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